US rank #8854 Boys' name Peak 2019 112 births

Thielen — #8854 US boys' name

112 babies named Thielen in U.S. Social Security records since 2018, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s552020s57
#8854
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 38% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Thielen was born in this single decade.

2019
Single peak year

34 babies were named Thielen in 2019 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Thielen

The Social Security Administration has registered 112 babies named Thielen between 2018 and 2024, spanning 7 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Thielen currently holds the #8854 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2019, when 34 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Thielen performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 57 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Thielen shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Minnesota, which accounts for 27 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by South Dakota. In total, SSA state-level files list Thielen in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Thielen in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 112 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Thielen at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

112

Since 2018

7 years of records

Peak year

2019

34 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#8,854

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2018

Recorded for 7 years

Last year on file: 2024

Thielen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2018

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2019)
34
Annual births at peak — across 7 years of records
010203040 2024202320222021202020192018 21

Thielen by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
57 births that decade — 51% of Thielen's all-time total
2010s552020s57

Thielen by state

Where Thielen concentrates geographically — total births since 2018

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Thielen
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Minnesota
27 24.1%
#2 South Dakota
5 4.5%
Minnesota share of Thielen's total US births 24.1%
Even split

27 of 112 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Thielen?
112 babies have been named Thielen since 2018. It currently ranks #8854 among boys. The peak year was 2019 with 34 births.
When was Thielen most popular?
Thielen was most popular in the 2020s decade with 57 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
Where is Thielen most popular?
The top states for the name Thielen are Minnesota (27 births), South Dakota (5 births).
How long has the name Thielen been used?
Thielen has been recorded in Social Security data since 2018, spanning 7 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Thielen?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Thiago, Thien, Thierry, Thimothy, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2018–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.